Idiom Breakdown

from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious

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Definition

So obvious that it was unnecessary to say.

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"That call I took as we arrived here was to tell me about another meeting with the AC tomorrow. More nit-picking and recommendations from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious."
"WHEN READING REPORTS from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious one may find a statement saying that "China doesn't like Japan very much.""
"Eating while driving is dangerous, says a new report from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious."
"Once again, the solution comes from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious, but is worth repeating nonetheless."

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